Where does “skarce” come from?

skarce (Middle English) comes from Old Northern French scars.

Ancestry of “skarce”, step by step

skarce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Northern French scars

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Northern Frenchscars—

via Old French escars

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchescars—
Every word from Old Northern French scars →